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Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers

By: John Gierach
Narrated by: David Colacci
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In his latest fresh and original collection, Gierach shows us why fly-fishing is the perfect antidote to everything that is wrong with the world.

In Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers, Gierach looks back to the long-ago day when he bought his first resident fishing license in Colorado, where the fishing season never ends, and just knew he was in the right place. And he succinctly sums up part of the appeal of his sport when he writes that it is "[A]n acquired taste that reintroduces the chaos of uncertainty back into our well-regulated lives".

Lifelong fisherman though he is, Gierach can write with self-deprecating humor about his own fishing misadventures, confessing that despite all his experience, he is still capable of blowing a strike by a fish "[I]n the usual amateur way". He offers witty, trenchant observations not just about fly-fishing itself, but also about how one's love of fly-fishing shapes the world that we choose to make for ourselves.

©2020 John Gierach (P)2020 Tantor Animals Biological Sciences Essays Fishing Hunting & Fishing Outdoors & Nature Science Nonfiction Witty
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It was great to go on another series of fishing expeditions with John and his friends
Many laughs and learnings and for me I felt like I was on a tour through North Americans rivers, creeks and lakes, mountains, highways, diners and tackle shops - despite being in the Western Australian desert

Can’t wait for the next one to come to Audible. I’ve got them all

Another Gierach delight!

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repeats a lot of old material. seems mostly a compilation of previous stories unfortunately to be honest.

disappointing overall, with flashes of brilliance

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